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Re:Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2018? by majormajor on Monday June 11, 2018 @08:26PM (#17289775)
I've had unlimited PTO at a place with double digit employees, and one with four-figure employees.

These issues around having vacation days "approved" seems like a function of your bosses, not your PTO plan. If you have to get your time approved, it doesn't matter the size of the bucket you're pulling from.

My experience is much more "hey I've got a couple weeks off coming up, by the way, I'm thinking of [x, y, z] for making sure everyone's up to speed while i'm out" and no pushback.

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Re:Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2018? by cheeze on Monday June 11, 2018 @08:45PM (#17289878)
I agree with this, but I think that there is something to be said for the cadence at which others take vacation. I think it's more accepted at megacorp that you'll use most of your earned vacation and that's fine. As a result, everyone does it.

At a lot of places that have unlimited vacation, I'd bet that people take less vacation overall, and part of that is the status quo/what is currently acceptable.

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